“It was disappointing from the
point I thought it was probably the worst game we’ve played
all year from a mental standpoint,” said coach Bryan McLain.
“We’ve had games where we made errors, but they were
more physical in nature. We just didn’t do things very well
from a mental perspective and didn’t make good
decisions.”

Two players were picked off at first
base, and pitcher Tyler Daniel had two of the four errors in the
fourth, including a throw to third for an out that got away,
allowing the Jaguars (9-18, 1-8) to score and go up 6-0.

After a pair of good performances on
the mound on Saturday, Daniel (2-3) got in trouble in the first
inning, allowing four runs. He was pulled in the fourth, being
charged with four more runs, all unearned.

“We made a bad decision in an
error where we gave them all those runs in terms of trying to get
an out where we probably didn’t have a chance to get
it,” said McLain. “When you’re down 4-5-6 runs,
you can’t take risks that you can take when you’re up
4-5-6 runs. We can’t make those mistakes like that, and
it’s really the first time we’ve done it all year. I
think it was one of those deals where it sometimes don’t go
our way, and it definitely didn’t go our way Sunday.”

GSW scored one in the fifth and two in
the sixth when Tony Baker’s RBI-triple made the score 9-3.
Baker also had a two-run home run in the first inning.

Bud Long, Trent Dooley and Jared Allen
all had two hits apiece for GSW, and Kevin Carroll had two RBI in
the loss. Allen and Paschel Poston each had a double.

Casey Hanrahan and Caleb Saggus had two
hits each for Augusta. Curtis Parker (1-0) got the win, pitching
five innings and allowing one run on three hits.

The Hurricanes sit third in the West
division, and McLain said they are in a good situation through
three conference series.

“For us to be up in the game as
far as the standings go compared to the three years prior,
it’s like night and day,” he said. “That’s
a credit to these young men. They’re doing a great job in
continuing to work and practice and prepare themselves for the
goals they set. I’m excited for them and proud to be their
coach.”